LIBERTY TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKBN) – Police were called to a mental health facility after a patient assaulted a staff member.
According to police reports, police were called to Generations Behavioral Health-Youngstown at 10 a.m. Tuesday for an assault that sent a staff member to the hospital.
Reports indicate that the patient was furious about his commitment to Generations Behavioral Health and took it out on a nearby staff member, sweeping the staff member’s right leg and stomping on his knee.
The staff member suffered a fractured right tibia as a result of the attack and was scheduled to receive surgery on Wednesday to repair the damage, according to reports.
Multiple witnesses confirmed the assault occurred and a criminal assault charge was filed against the patient, according to reports.
